Frank Bourgholtzer

Frank Bourgholtzer (October 26, 1919 – October 8, 2010[1]) was an American journalist and television correspondent.

Career

Born in New York City, Bourgholtzer attended Indiana University, where he majored in government and minored in economics and journalism.[2] He graduated with a BA in 1940.[2] Bourgholtzer returned to New York after graduation and wrote comic book scripts until joining the Wall Street Journal as a reporter in 1943.[2] He became a Capitol Hill correspondent for the paper in 1945.[2]

The following year, Bourgholtzer joined NBC News as the TV news service's first full-time White House correspondent.[1][3] From 1947 until 1953, he covered President Truman. During the first live televised tour of the White House, Bourgholtzer convinced the president to play on the piano in the East Room.[2][4]

From the early 1950s through the 1960s, Bourgholtzer worked overseas for NBC News and served as bureau chief in Paris, Bonn, Vienna, Moscow, and Yemen.[2][3] In 1969 he joined NBC's Los Angeles bureau, where he stayed until retiring in 1986.[1] After retirement, he continued to complete special news assignments, primarily focused on the Soviet Union.[2]

Awards and recognition

In 1965, Bourgholtzer received an Overseas Press Club Award for "best TV reporting from abroad" that recognized his 1964 coverage of the war in Yemen for NBC.[5]

When announcing Bourgholtzer's passing in 2010, NBC's Brian Williams called him "a renaissance man, elegant but down to earth, an exceptional reporter."[6]

Death

Bourgholtzer died at home in Santa Monica, California at age 90 on October 8, 2010.[1][3]


References
  1. Times staff and wire reports, "Passings: Milka Planinc, Jerrold Marsden, Gloria Green, Frank Bourgholtzer, Frederik Chel, Sherman J. Maisel", Los Angeles Times, October 13, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  2. Distinguished Alumni Awards, "DAA 2012: Francis Bourgholtzer, BA'40", Indiana University Bloomington, The Media School. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  3. Variety staff, "Pioneering NBC newsman dies", Variety, October 13, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  4. "Frank Bourgholtzer", Los Angeles Times Obituaries, October 28 – 29, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  5. Overseas Press Club of America, "Awards Recipients". Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  6. "Longtime NBC newsman Frank Bourgholtzer dies", NBC Nightly News, October 11, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.